SMITH, MURIEL
(*1923)> ACTRESS/THEATER SINGER
SMITH, MURIEL. Actress/Theater singer (23 February 1923 in New York, New York). She obtained her musical education at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and studied privately with Elizabeth Schumann. She left her musical studies in 1943 to audition for the title role of the Broadway musical Carmen Jones and won the audition. She made her professional debut in the musical, alternating with Muriel Rahn in the role. Four years later she sang the role of Ella Hammer in Marc…